Patents by Inventor Thomas Laz

Thomas Laz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070117155
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated mammalian histamine receptor, isolated or recombinant nucleic acids and recombinant vectors encoding the same, host cells comprising the nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the receptor using the host cells. This invention further provides antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof which specifically bind to the receptor and are useful for treating medical conditions caused or mediated by histamine. Also provided are screening methods for identifying specific agonists and antagonists of the mammalian histamine receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Jiang Behan, Joseph Hedrick, Thomas Laz, Frederick Monsma, Kelley Morse, Shelby Umland, Suke Wang
  • Publication number: 20050074768
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated mammalian histamine receptor, isolated or recombinant nucleic acids and recombinant vectors encoding the same, host cells comprising the nucleic acids and vectors, and methods of making the receptor using the host cells. This invention further provides antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof which specifically bind to the receptor and are useful for treating medical conditions caused or mediated by histamine. Also provided are screening methods for identifying specific agonists and antagonists of the mammalian histamine receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jiang Behan, Joseph Hedrick, Thomas Laz, Frederick Monsma, Kelley Morse, Shelby Umland, Suke Wang